Bright and clear

Large snowfields remain on platea areas and NE to SE facing slopes after yesterdays thaw. The snow pack re-froze again today leaving a firm breakable crust.

Views looking over toward Fiacaill Buttress and the ridge.

Another mild day

The snow was melting fast at all levels today but large patches still remain like this one on the South-East side of Cairngorm

Snow showers and very strong winds

Looking up into Sneachda: Large snowfields with a breakable crustSnow thin on the ground below buttresses but looking quite wintry in general
Spindrift over the Fiacaill Sneachda ridge
A blustery day with snow showers on Westerly winds, recorded gust of 100mph this afternoon

Improving conditions, Wintry.

Heading toward Strath Nethy from the North ridge of Cairngorm.

Whiteout conditions above 700m

The cloud level was low today so here is a view as we peered out through the clouds of the ski area and Loch Morlich

White out at 1000m, drifting snow built up to 3cm within half an hour.

Less windy but moist snow to high levels

Coire an t Sneachda

Scoured in many areas - moist snowpack and getting colder tonight and tomorrow.

Blizzards and stormy

Severe drifting continues with poorly bonded windslab in many places. Difficult conditions for navigation and observations in strong Northerly winds.

Snowfall increasing - Windy

Strong winds affecting a pair of climbers descending the Fiacaill a Choire Chais with care.

Heavy drifting onto east aspects where the poorly bonded windslab is forming - more snow tonight and tomorrow.

Happy new Year

Fiacaill Coire Sneachda is wind scoured but windslab is building again on the lee side

Lochain

Mess of Potage in Coire an t-Sneachda looking more wintry

Snowfall arrived in the afternoon

Beinn Mheadhoin from the SE side of Cairngorm just before the bad weather arrived.

Looking towards the fords of Avon

Drifting at 800m as wind and snowfall on Southerly winds arrived during the early afternoon.

A fleeting glimpse of Coire an Sneachda between blizzards.

Poor visibility at times with a breakable crust underfoot.

Snow showers from the North-West

Snow drifting over Fiacaill Sneachda ridge

Colder with rock hard snow patches.

Looking West from Cairngorm to Sgorans
Coire an T Sneachda, Cairn Toul Beyond
Looking toward Creagan a Choire Etchachain
Hells Lum and Ben Macdui
Coire an Lochain
Coire an t Sneachda

Very Windy and Warm

Looking at the Norther Corries from Glenmore
Snowpack that remains is hanging on by a thread in this warm wind, it was 8 degrees c today at 750m, max gust in last 24hrs 140mph !!

Getting colder with some snow tomorrow.

Happy Christmas from North Cairngorm

Our pit today was rather soggy and water logged at ground level. Mild conditions with maximum gusts of 137 mph on Cairngorm summit.
Gale force winds over Cairngorm summit. If you listen carefully you can just about hear the distant ring of Santa's sleigh bells!

Coire an Lochain.

Coire an t-Sneachda. The dusting of new snow soon melted as the freezing level rose to above the summits around midday.

Thanks to our sponsors for our nice new jackets. I ended the day home and dry. It was a good test day for them in the strong winds and rain (gusts of 108mph over the summits).

Re-freeze after the thaw.

A flock of Ptarmigan march across the chais ridge. Not a lot left in the Corries
Today's snow profile was on the Chais ridge at 1000 metres. Soft snow under a hard crust.

Stripped to the Bare Bones !

looking up to the Northern Corries from Glenmore - a depressing site after the good snowcover and conditions of a few days ago
Looking at the cliffs of Coire an Lochain - a very windy and mild day that has eaten the snow away !!

Bitterly Cold and Windy on the Tops

Looking toward the Spey Valley
Corrie an t Sneachda
Looking West From Cairngorm

Wind on the Tops

Heading towards Windy Col with the cliffs of Coire an t Sneachda beyond

Looking over the Coire an Lochain


Todays snow profiles was at Cnap Coire na Spreidhe on an Easterly aspect.


Snow cover is good in places, but quite rocky and icy in some areas.